湖北省武汉市新洲区部分学校2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题(无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文)

2023-2024学年度上学期期末
新洲区部分学校高中三年级质量检测
英语试卷
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 2024.1
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What’s the weather like now
A．Warm. B．Cold. C．Windy.
2．What will the woman do next
A．Look for a job. B．Hold an interview. C．Take a test.
3．What’s wrong with John
A．He is badly ill. B．He is under pressure. C．He missed an appointment.
4．How will the woman get to Star Road
A．By subway. B．By car. C．By bus.
5．Where will the speakers go
A．To their home. B．To the doctor’s. C．To the school.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6．What has gone wrong
A．The washing machine. B．The electricity supply. C．The car.
7．How is the man feeling
A．Embarrassed. B．Relieved. C．Unhappy.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8．Why is the man calling
A．To confirm a reservation.
B．To apologize for a misunderstanding.
C．To make a change about the booking.
9．What does the woman promise to do for the man
A．To keep the table for him.
B．To arrange a table for more people.
C．To change the booking for another day.
10．When will the man arrive at the restaurant
A．By 7:00 p. m. B．By 7:45 p. m. C．By 9:30 p. m.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。
11．Where are the speakers
A．In a cafe. B．In a bakery. C．In a supermarket.
12．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Husband and wife. B．Friends. C．Workmates.
13．What does the woman recommend
A．A kind of bread. B．Some biscuits. C．Tea packets.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至16题。
14．What’s the man’s suggestion
A．Wearing a necklace. B．Giving up black shoes. C．Choosing a formal dress.
15．Why does the man suggest the woman go without a scarf
A．It’s too informal. B．It’s not necessary. C．It doesn’t go with the dress.
16．How does the man sound
A．Uneasy. B．Bored. C．Patient.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17．What will be replaced by thicker ones
A．Some plastic cups. B．Some plastic bags. C．Some ice cream sticks.
18．Which is covered by the ban
A．Plastic cups. B．Water bottles. C．Bags of snacks.
19．What is the appeal of plastic producers
A．Putting off the ban. B．Providing alternatives. C．Creating job opportunities.
20．What is the concern of many people regarding the ban
A．Waste of wood. B．Profits of their businesses. C．Lack of government support.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Hong Kong is the gastronomical capital of the Asian mainland with about 69 Michelin starred restaurants in 2023. Here are some recommended for travelers.
Super Luxurious Lung King Heen Restaurant
If you can afford the best Cantonese cuisine and service, then this one in the Four Seasons Hotel might be the best in the world and has excellent scenery too.
Price per person: 1,200 to 2,000 HKD
Tel: 3196 8888
Ming Court Restaurant
It was selected as a Michelin 2-star restaurant for 2010, and retained the rating in 2016. It is a luxury Chinese restaurant featuring Cantonese cuisine in the 5-star Cordis Hotel.
Price per person: HKD 700
Tel: 3552 3028
Tim Ho Wan
It is internationally distinguished as one of the cheapest 1-Michelin star restaurants in the world. It is ideal for most tourists and backpackers who want to taste excellent Cantonese food, but pay less.
Price per person: HKD 75
Tel:2332 3078
Bo Innovation
Bo Innovation is surprising because the food isn’t traditional Chinese, but it is rated 3-Michelin stars. Some diners give low marks perhaps because their meal didn’t fit their expectations about what Cantonese Chinese food should be like. But experts rate the “extreme cuisine” highly for the creativity, surprises, and fun as well as for the delicious, sometimes novel, flavors.
Price per person: above 800 HKD
Tel: 2850 8371
21．If you are on a low budget, which number should you call while visiting Hong Kong
A．3196 8888 B．3552 3028 C．2332 3078 D．2850 8371
22．Why does Bo Innovation receive low marks
A．The price is too high. B．The location is surprisingly far.
C．The food is too novel for traditional style. D．The experts are not fond of the extreme cuisine.
23．What do the four restaurants have in common
A．They are located in hotels. B．They provide Cantonese food.
C．They are rated 3-Michelin stars. D．They charge extra tip for service.
B
When physicist Stephen Hawking died in 2018 at the age of 76, the world mourned (哀悼), after the loss, there remains the enormous legacy of the scientist and the man to consider.
Despite being a famous expert in cosmology and black holes, there is still much to discover about Hawking. In Stephen Hawking: A memoir of friendship and physics, theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers a close glimpse inside the famous scientist’s life, ranging from his early days at university and diagnosis at age 21 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to his later status as an international celebrity.
After co-authoring two books with Hawking, Mlodinow isn’t short of stories, particularly from time spent working together on their book The Grand Design. Hawking lived a colourful life often filled with hardship, and the possibility of death was never far away. Far from letting this be a setback, it is what Hawking credit s for his achievements. “It helped me focus,” he tells Mlodinow after dinner one night.
Even so, Mlodinow admits that initially he couldn’t help but feel sorry for Hawking, living with a condition that required round-the-clock care and eventually left him unable to speak or voluntarily move anything but his eyes, brows and mouth. However, writes Mlodinow, “overtime all that pity would disappear like one of Stephen’s black holes”, adding that it “occurred to me that Stephen had proved himself to be an iron man in a fragile man’s facade (外表)”. That view becomes one that readers will also tend to adopt as Mlodinow looks back.
Achievement came in many forms for Hawking, who refused to be restricted in thought or deed. As Mlodinow writes: “Often we limit our chances at success by limiting the goals toward which we strive. Stephen never did that. We can get used to anything, and we can accomplish, if not anything, then at least much more than we give ourselves credit for. To grow close to Stephen was to understand this.”
24．What can we learn about Mlodinow
A．He was one of Hawking’s friends. B．He worked for Hawking for many years.
C．He wrote two books about Hawking’s life. D．He was the strongest competitor for Hawking.
25．How did Mlodinow feel about Hawking’s living condition at first
A．Admiring. B．Sympathetic. C．Envious. D．Puzzled.
26．What can we infer about Hawking from the last paragraph
A．He kept pushing his limits. B．He had extraordinary talent.
C．He was good at educating others. D．He was a man with definite goals.
27．What is the purpose of this text
A．To praise a relationship. B．To introduce a book.
C．To honor a breakthrough. D．To promote a physics theory.
C
Human rubbish can be a cockatoo’s treasure. In Sydney, the birds have learned how to open dustbins and throw rubbish around in the streets as they hunt for leftovers. People are now fighting back.
When cockatoos learn how to open dustbin lids, people change their behavior, using things like bricks to weigh down lids (盖子), to protect their trash from being thrown about. That’s usually a low-level protection and then the cockatoos figure out how to defeat that. That’s when people strengthen their efforts, and the cycle continues.
Tricks such as attempting to scare the parrots off with rubber snakes don’t work very well. Nor does blocking access with heavy objects such as bricks; cockatoos use force to push them off. Hanging weights from the front of the lid or placing items such as sneakers and sticks through a bin’s back handles work better. Researchers didn’t see any birds get inside bins with these higher levels of protection.
The findings suggest an arms race, but the missing piece is how the birds will respond as people try new ways of blocking bins. Some survey responses suggest that the parrots are learning.
Cockatoos may stay away from strategies that take too long to beat. Bricks, for instance, are easy to quickly push off a bin; breaking sticks placed through the bin’s back handle could take more time. Perhaps if enough people in a neighborhood adopt a highly effective method, Clark, a behavioral ecologist says, the cockatoos may not find it worth it to stop by.
28．Why are bricks used in the battle against cockatoos
A．To increase the weight of the lids. B．To hit the birds when necessary.
C．To reduce the size of the rubbish. D．To keep the dustbin balanced.
29．Which seems the best way to win the battle presently
A．Using rubber snakes to frighten the parrots. B．Blocking access with objects like bricks.
C．Hanging weights from the back of the lid. D．Placing sticks through a bin’s back handles.
30．What can we learn about cockatoos from the text
A．They are in danger of extinction. B．They are the strongest parrots.
C．They are clever and adaptable. D．They are good at finding treasure.
31．What does Clark’s statement in the last paragraph suggest
A．People are defeated by cockatoos in the battle. B．People should work together to win the battle.
C．People and cockatoos should live in harmony. D．People had better adopt all the cockatoos.
D
From cottages surrounded by impressive gardens to days spent exploring sandy beaches and deep woods filled with wildlife, in My Family and Other Animals, English writer Gerald Durrell provided a vivid account of his family’s time on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.
Come for the arresting descriptions of Corfu landscapes and stay for Durrell’s laugh-out-loud tales of his unusual family. This book, Durrell wrote humorously in the introduction, “was intended to be a nostalgic (怀旧的) account of natural history, but in the first few pages, I made the mistake of introducing my family.”
Durrell, later known for his zoo keeping and the preservation of wildlife, was just a child during his family’s five-year stay in Corfu. He is 10-year-old Gerry in the book—curious, passionate about animals and a detailed storyteller of his strange family: his imaginative elder brother Larry with his literary ambitions, loves truck sister Margo, sport y brother Leslie and his ever-calm, loving mother.
Durrell’s attention to detail is what makes the book so winning, with every sight, sound and smell of the island brought to life. One minute you’ll be laughing as Larry’s clever literary friends walk down to the daffodil-yellow cottage, the next you’ll be catching your breath as Durrell describes swimming at night in the Ionian Sea: “Lying on my back in the silky water, staring at the sky, only moving my hands and feet slightly, I was looking at the Milky Way stretching like a silk scarf across the sky and wondering how many stars it contained.”
My Family and Other Animals is quite difficult to classify, being one part travel, one part autobiography, one part natural history, and one part comedy, with a thread of descriptive language running throughout that sometimes raises it nearly to poetry.
As a real delight to read, it’s the perfect literary escapism for any adult or older teenager who is currently walking down a tough road in life.
32．Which word best describes Durrell’s life in Corfu
A．Diverse. B．Busy. C．Risky. D．Tough.
33．What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 2
A．I just introduced my family by mistake. B．I shouldn’t have introduced my family.
C．I gave false information about my family. D．I couldn’t help introducing my family.
34．What are paragraph 4 and 5 mainly about
A．Durrell’s rich imagination. B．Some interesting plots of the book.
C．The book’s writing feature. D．Some vivid descriptions of the island.
35．What is the purpose of this text
A．To share an experience. B．To introduce a writing style.
C．To recommend a book. D．To describe an unusual place.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many people have secrets or things about themselves they don’t want others to know. Those secrets can be something as simple as they have a new job or serious matters such as a divorce. 36 . But if you want someone to open up to you, building trust and showing that you can keep secrets may get them to tell you the secret.
37 .
Have conversations with others that cover a range of meaningful topics. Talking about meaningful things to others can help them consciously connect positive feelings about you and make them more likely to open up to you.
Listen carefully
38 . Refer to what they’ve said when you talk at other time, which shows that you are paying close attention to them and their needs. Besides, ask questions during the conversation, which can show that you’re listening closely to what they are saying.
Talk about yourself
Make sure to talk about yourself during your conversations. 39 . In turn, it will put them at ease and show that they can confide (倾诉) in and trust you. Sharing can really help establish a relationship of trust between people, especially if both individuals are comfortable to talk about themselves.
Be reliable
Make sure to be there and fulfil promises with your friends. This shows them that they can rely on you, including telling and keeping secrets. Follow up on any commitment you make to the best of your ability. 40 .
A．Chat online
B．Have meaningful conversations
C．You can’t share your friend’s secret with anyone
D．Getting someone to tell you their secrets can be difficult
E．Listen closely to what they are saying during your conversations
F．Give little bits of information about yourself as you feel comfortable
G．If you cannot keep your promise, explain the circumstances and then apologize
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sometimes I have thought it would be excellent to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize 41 the values of life.
Those who have never 42 the loss of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use of these capabilities. Their eyes and ears 43 all sights and sounds hazily (模糊地), without concentration and with little 44 . I have often thought it would be a good thing if each human being were stricken 45 and deaf for a few days at some time. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; 46 would teach him the joys of sound.
Recently I was visited by a good friend who had just 47 from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had 48 . “Nothing in particular,” she replied. How was it possible walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing 49 of notice I who cannot see find hundreds of things to 50 me through me re touch. I feel the delicate symmetry (对称) of a leaf and I touch the 51 of trees hopefully in search of a bud (芽), the first sign of 52 Nature after her winter’s sleep. The miracle of Nature is 53 to me and the changing seasons are an exciting and unending drama, the action of which streams through my 54 .
If I can get so much pleasure from me re 55 , how much more beauty must be revealed by sight
41．A．constantly B．sharply C．deadly D．merely
42．A．treated B．restored C．suffered D．prevented
43．A．take in B．allow for C．smooth out D．brighten up
44．A．tension B．appreciation C．adaptation D．possession
45．A．disabled B．injured C．speechless D．blind
46．A．silence B．anxiety C．music D．voice
47．A．worked B．escaped C．struggled D．returned
48．A．predicted B．targeted C．observed D．left
49．A．full B．afraid C．free D．worthy
50．A．protect B．challenge C．interest D．tolerate
51．A．leaves B．branches C．fruits D．barks
52．A．exploring B．awakening C．drawing D．loving
53．A．revealed B．expanded C．created D．described
54．A．hair B．blood C．toes D．fingertips
55．A．touch B．smell C．taste D．hearing
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Grand Canal is the longest and 56 (old) canal in the world. It forms 57 vast inland waterway system in China, running from the capital Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province in the south.
58 (construct) in sections from the 5th century BC and completed and maintained by several 59 (dynasty), it formed the backbone of China’s inland communications system, which enabled the supply of rice 60 (feed) the population. The Grand Canal reached a new peak in the 13th century, providing an inland shipping network consisting of more than 2,000km of artificial waterways, 61 linked five of the most important river basins in China, including the Huanghe River and the Changjiang River. Still 62 major means of internal communication today, it 63 (play) an important role in ensuring the prosperity (繁荣) and stability of China over the ages.
The Grand Canal is an essential technological achievement 64 (date) from before the Industrial Revolution. It is a perfect example of dealing with difficult natural conditions, as is reflected in the many constructions that are 65 (full) adapted to the diversity and complexity of circumstances. It best demonstrates the technical capabilities of Eastern civilizations.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack对中国文化很感兴趣，请你给他写一封邮件，告知他中国驻英国大使馆（the Chinese embassy）将于下月10日举办中国文化节的消息。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
As Alina sat quietly in the patient room, her five-year-old son, Tony, was lying on her chest. He was suffering from a serious disease and they were staying in the hospital for several days.
Alina’s mind was working overtime. She was worrying about money. She worked as a manager for a retail chain, and it was the busiest time of the year. Alina had already taken almost all her vacation time and knew she would not be paid for the days she was now taking off. Worse still, she had only a couple of hundred dollars in the bank.
But Alina’s main concern washers on. She didn’t know how she would be able to manage, working full-time and looking after him. She was depressed and felt the tears well up and spillover.
And that’s when Lorna arrived. She had been Alina’s assistant. Quickly blinking back the tears, Alina welcomed her in. Lorna came to offer some support and brought a card signed by the office staff. Alina was touched, for she didn’t expect they were thinking of her during a completely crazy workweek. Full of grate fullness, she took the card and discovered there was more. Inside the card was a note, which said, “Dear Alina, we want to help. Each person who has signed this card has donated one vacation day into your account. We know you need to spend some time with your son and we don’t want you to worry about having to take time off without pay.”
So moved by their kindness, Alina was speechless and got quite choked up, tears held back earlier now rolling down her cheeks.
After Lorna left, Alina calmed down. She looked at her son, lost in thought. “Tomorrow is Christmas Day. What shall I do ” Because of several days of bad sleep, drowsily Alina fell asleep.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
The next day morning, when Alina woke up, she was amazed at what she saw.
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A week later, Tony left hospital and Alina went back to work.
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